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Unit 1: Do You Mind?

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or C) which fits best according to what you hear There are two questions for each extract You will hear the extracts twice

shell and my friends were always trying to get me to go to parties and concerts with them, and I could never explain how I felt, I would just go along and pretend to have

a good time But inside I couldn’t really see the point; I’d much rather have stayed at home with a good book I always got on fine with friends on a one to one basis, and I still adore having real conversations but you know, social situations where you have

to make small talk with complete strangers, I’m afraid they just leave me cold I’m finally accepting that I am an introvert and there’s nothing wrong with that For a long time, introverts got a bad rap, primarily because extroverts are the ones making the most noise, the pushy ones, the fun ones … but we have to accept our

differences and work on our strengths I’ve been reading about the different personality types and it explains a lot about our ways of looking at the world My extrovert family gets bored if they are alone for too long, they need that stimulation, but for me, being the opposite, I need to be alone after being around too many people I get overwhelmed and need to recharge my batteries, whereas extroverts need company and excitement to do the same

are uncharacteristic and doing things they wouldn’t if they were alone What exactly

is happening when people come together in crowds?

with different theories to explain this phenomenon One of the earliest was put forward by Gustave Le Bon He formulated what he called the Contagion theory, which dates back to 1895 He suggested that large numbers of people surrender to the hypnotic emotions of the crowd; the emotions are contagious, if you like There

is also the feeling of anonymity offered by the crowd which encourages individuals

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to deny personal responsibility for their actions This is quite a popular theory but it hasn’t been scientifically proved

argue the opposite is true This theory is called the Convergence effect and its supporters say that, contrary to popular belief, it is not the crowd that influences the individual but that individuals with certain tendencies come together to form

crowds, they are drawn to each other, if you like The crucial difference is that the behaviour in this case originates from the individuals, although the crowd gives them the courage to behave in ways they would not do alone

looking for, apart from how great you look on paper, is particular personal qualities Recruiters can tell a lot about a candidate at an interview but they can really get to know you if they offer you an internship How can you turn that into a permanent position? Although jobs and organisations vary, employers look for some basic common qualities Competence is number one on my list: the ability to get the job done This requires organisation, prioritising tasks and great time management Courage is also important, and this includes a willingness to take the initiative and take risks, but also to stand up for yourself, nobody wants a yes-man anymore This can, of course, lead to failure and this brings us to another quality that’s key, the ability to be honest with yourself and admit to making mistakes This is integrity and

it also means you are a loyal employee and will not criticise colleagues Likeability is also important, because you need to be able to get along with a team of different people and work together effectively

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something about you Where are you from, Anna?

and the opportunities for entertainment I have lots of friends here and my family, too

also find that sometimes the language reflects the way different people think, it’s interesting to compare it with my native language, Greek You know, we tend to be more direct than English speakers I find those aspects fascinating

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Unit 2: Bright Ideas

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their mobile phones

Task 1 For questions 1 – 5, choose from the list (A – H), what reason each speaker gives for doing without their mobile phone

Task 2 For questions 6 – 10, choose from the list (A – H), what each speaker missed most about their mobile phone While you listen, you must complete both tasks

heard a banging sound in the washing machine She stopped the programme because she was curious about the noise and of course, there was my phone! It had obviously got left on my bed, so it was my fault really We tried everything to dry it out; putting it in a bowl of rice overnight, you know, as they suggest you should do, but the water had already done too much damage and the phone never worked properly again It was an old one, so it didn’t matter too much but it was annoying that I couldn’t retrieve one or two things, some of the first photos I took of my friends are gone forever It took me a few days to catch up on my social media updates when I finally got a new phone set up Some of my friends thought I’d disappeared!

my phone, and thought I’d probably left it charging at home But when I got home that evening, it wasn’t there Then I called the taxi firm, because I’d taken a cab to work that morning But they said nothing had been handed in To this day, I don’t know what happened to it, whether I lost it or someone stole it It was almost new and quite an expensive model Luckily, I was able to erase it remotely and then I knew that my personal information was safe There were a lot of contacts on there that I wasn’t able to recover and I had to start again with a new device the next day I’m going to be a whole lot more careful with my mobile in future!

have happened at a worse time I was on a business trip and my mobile suddenly just froze I tried everything you are supposed to do, I tried taking out the battery and putting it in again, turning it off and turning it on again and fiddling with the various cards, but nothing worked It was really a disaster because it meant that I

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could only contact people using my laptop, so I was a bit lost for a day or two, not being able to call people I had to wait till I was back home to get it fixed by a specialist and those two days without it made me realise how much I rely on it

available at all times So, to relax properly on my fishing trip, I turned off my phone because I didn’t want any interruptions I don’t think anything is so important that it can’t wait forty-eight hours and I knew if something was really urgent, my family would alert my companion Of course I forgot that having turned off my phone, the alarm wouldn’t ring and I didn’t get up at the crack of dawn as I was planning But apart from that, yes, I can recommend turning your phone off from time to time, to really recharge your own batteries

floor I immediately knew it was broken, the screen was smashed to pieces I was so cross with myself That thing was my constant companion; my whole life was stored

in there, from work to games to correspondence, videos and photos – everything Thank goodness I had saved the important stuff to the cloud, as they call it I had to replace it, of course, but for the short time I was without it, I felt lost and

disconnected from the world Terrible, isn’t it, that we should be so reliant on these devices?

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Unit 3: Right On!

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M: Do you want to taste the brownies I made?

F: Is that fair trade chocolate?

M: You know I wouldn’t use anything else!

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answer which means the same as what you hear, or is true based upon what you hear.

F: Right, I’m off to work!

M: Are you taking a taxi again?

F: Yes, until the public transport strike is called off, I have no choice

M: So how’s the volunteering coming along?

F: I’m getting trained tomorrow to lead my own team

M: Oh, it’s great that you’re finally being given more responsibility

M: Oh, I hope that’s not real fur you’re wearing!

F: Of course not! You know how much I love animals!

M: Wow, a lot of people must be fooled by that fake fur … it’s so realistic

F: You should really sign this petition

M: I know, but I don’t want to be bombarded with more requests

F: I’ll get you to sign it; just see if I don’t!

M: Sally’s really inspiring, isn’t she?

F: Yes, she’s certainly dedicated to the cause and she’s a great public speaker

M: I’m always amazed at how she gets everyone talking, though I’m not totally

convinced by her arguments

F: Why is that comedian under arrest?

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M: Well, he’s alleged to have avoided paying a lot of taxes

F: That’s not the first time he’s been investigated for that sort of thing

M: The schoolchildren are showing solidarity with the victims of bullying

F: How are they doing that?

M: Well, by organising events and talks and generally raising awareness

M: You know that company has been accused of using child labour

F: No, really? They should have their products boycotted then

M: Well, I personally have never bought that brand in my life

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Unit 4: Express Yourself

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Gerald Downey, who are talking about English as a global language For questions

1 – 5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits according to what you hear

Gerald Downey talking about the way English is developing as a global language It’s English, I believe, but not as we know it

English like a native, I mean that was many learners’ ultimate goal, and to be honest, that’s setting the bar rather high I mean, how many of us can speak another

language really fluently? Now, with English being used as the international language

of business, the internet and communication in general, more and more interaction takes place between non-native speakers and this leads to a new kind of English Of course, it has to be good enough to communicate, but a lot of the traditional stuff of course books is no longer necessary

example, has been around for a long time with courses helping people to function in international business settings

and it has led one writer to coin the term, ‘Globish’, to describe a language resembling English, because it is English, but allows people to understand each other easily I mean, it’s a kind of plain English with only around 1,500 words and it does away with a lot of the features of English that non-natives struggle with

understood alternatives, which might seem a bit more formal

speaker is no longer at an advantage in the communications game For example, if

an Australian businessman says to an Italian colleague, Fancy a bite to eat?’ it’s likely

to cause problems, even if he hasn’t got a strong accent and speaks slowly and

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clearly The Korean, who asks the Italian, Do you want to eat lunch?’ is bound to be

understood

need to have a certain awareness of how idiomatic and complex their use of the language is, and they could, you know, help a little by speaking in simpler terms In other words, figurative language, including a lot of idioms, can be replaced with more easily understood terms

clear? A bit like talking to a small child?

not a good example, because, going back to our earlier point, native speaker children are quick to pick up phrasal verbs, something which global English learners try to avoid, as you might have noticed No, it means using simple language and vocabulary whenever you can, and paraphrasing, instead of naming something

everything a bit long-winded in my experience I mean, saying, ‘The son of my brother,’ if you don’t know ‘nephew’ works pretty well, but what if you want to explain something more complex? Knowing the word ‘key’ must surely be better than talking about ‘the thing which you use to open a door when someone has locked it’

non-native speakers talk together, a lot of paraphrasing has to go on, for example, if

I know the word, ‘mosquito’, but my listener doesn’t, then I would explain it as a

‘small insect that bites’, and I might even do a sound effect or action to emphasise

my meaning Obviously that only works with spoken English!

speaking countries, too, I suppose?

or should I say upset? You know, there’s sometimes a feeling that we own the English language, and actually, we don’t! Mind you, all this doesn’t mean non-native speakers are giving up their mother tongue in favour of English

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new uses It’s just another fascinating route that English is taking

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Unit 5: If At First You Don’t Succeed

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Hi everybody! I’m feeling a sense of achievement because, guess what? This week I finally got round to writing my bucket list I had to get over my fear of trying new things So, I thought I’d go for it and write that list… I know a lot of people think it’s a real cliché, but don’t knock it unless you’ve tried it! It’s really focused my thoughts and I’ve realised that you don’t have to follow the crowd, though there’s a reason that some things are on everyone’s list … more about that later Anyway, your list probably won’t look like anyone else’s and that’s because everyone’s unique I thought I’d try something easy to start off with so I had a go at making pottery That

is nowhere near as easy as it looks, I’ll tell you, I got in a right mess …

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what! I did it! I ticked off the scariest thing on my bucket list I decided to go for it and get over my fear of heights and so did something that I’d otherwise have put off till last I jumped out of an aeroplane! It was amazing, and I’d recommend it, even to those of you who are a bit cautious Hey, if I can do it, anyone can! But just to warn you, the last ten seconds before you hit the ground are … well, I don’t think I’ve ever been so terrified in my life!

So, what’s next? Well, once you’ve done the thing you’re most afraid of, everything else looks a whole lot easier! Next up is training to run a marathon Oh by the way, I’m doing that for charity, too The sky dive was really successful, I raised over a thousand pounds! Running a marathon is a common goal, and it’s a tough one, especially for someone like me who’s not that athletic But I’m following a programme and it’s a long-term goal These activities, I suppose are kind of self-improvement and I think that’s something a lot of people aim for on their bucket list But at the same time as improving yourself, it’s nice to see if you can help others; that’s why raising money for charity while doing it gives you double the boost! What about if you’re really not into all those sporty outdoorsy activities, I hear you ask Well, there are loads of things you can do without leaving the house I finally got round to reading a classic novel Wow! I’d been putting that one off for years When

I took the time to sit and focus, I found that Anna Karenina is a fascinating read

That’s the thing about a list like this, it pushes you to try stuff that you didn’t really think was your sort of thing, and there are always surprises in store!

Of course the typical thing people put on their list is to travel to exotic places, and that’s great, but you don’t have to follow the crowd, unless there are places that you really want to visit I don’t go in for those lists of ‘A hundred books you must read’,

‘Twenty places everyone should visit’, all those are other people’s ideas, although you can get some suggestions from there, this isn’t about them, it’s about you And

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Unit 6: Made of Money

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because of the hyperinflation Back then a trillion-dollar note wasn’t even enough for a bus fare! Now they are bringing in something called bond notes, and everyone thinks these will go the same way I have a market stall, and if my customers pay me

in bond notes, how can I pay my suppliers? They want dollars, not this money, so it’s

no use to me People here would rather use real money than this kind of note which

we call ‘ghost money’

I love gaming I use bitcoin quite a lot It’s the most famous digital currency and it’s accepted by a surprising number of companies for payment You can also pay people really easily, I mean transactions are fast and safe when you know their bitcoin address Unlike conventional currencies, bitcoin isn’t issued by central banks or controlled by governments and all transactions are completely anonymous; a factor that appeals to a lot of users The software needed to use it is pretty complicated, though, which probably puts a lot of people off using it

to volunteer in a local school, helping children to read but then I discovered the time bank It’s not really volunteering as we know it, because you get rewarded for your time It’s a very fair system, because everyone’s time is worth the same I can help a child with their homework for an hour say, and get an hour’s worth of gardening work or hairdressing in return Of course, it’s the labour that is shared and it works for services, but not goods You have to buy any materials that are needed, but the service is free, provided you have given your time, too

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pay It’s a great idea, I think, because it keeps the money flowing inside our local economy and helps our town, Bristol, to grow A lot of money stays inside the town and goes back to support our local community in this way It stops money literally leaking out of the area For people who don’t live here that could be a disadvantage,

as it’s not legal tender, obviously they’d have to spend all their local currency before leaving the area, the same way as tourists do when they leave a holiday resort abroad

swap your unwanted stuff Antiques traders are all over these sites of course, looking for bargains that they can then sell on in their shops For me, well I’m an amateur and I’ve been collecting stamps since I was a lad I’ve got a pretty large collection, but I’m always on the lookout for the odd ones that are missing On the swap site I can swap my unwanted stamps for some that I do want Sometimes I swap other collectables like medals and coins, too In this way it’s a hobby that doesn’t cost me money The main problem is that you have to spend hours online searching for what you want and it’s often hard to find the exact swap you need

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Unit 7: Distant Shores

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Unit 8: Knowledge is Power

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Woman: Have you ever tried teaching someone something? If you have, you might have realised that, unless you really know the subject well, it’s a difficult task Teaching can be a way to learn something and research done by educational experts has proved this The phenomenon, known as the Protégé Effect has been tested and

it has been shown that teaching others leads to an improvement in children’s performance So perhaps this effect could improve all pupils’ results? A new teaching tool to exploit this effect has been developed by a team at Vanderbilt University Called ‘Betty’s Brain’, it is a program which requires students to teach a virtual student, Betty, scientific reasoning By testing and teaching Betty they help themselves recall information as accurately as possible and to develop their reasoning skills They also get involved with the character, feeling upset when their student doesn’t manage to understand the concept that they are teaching, and proud when they do!

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traditionally a thinker is seen as a solitary person, lost in contemplation, scientists are starting to realise the importance of interaction with others when learning Bouncing ideas off each other can be very useful when trying to problem-solve of course, but that’s not what I’m concentrating on today No, today, I’m going to look

at the relationship between the teacher and the student, but focus on the benefits

for the teacher

Most of us have probably been asked by someone to explain something at some point, and that’s when we take the role of the teacher, and in doing so, we often

find out that our understanding of a concept isn’t perfect! However, when we do

manage to communicate an idea in such a way that others can grasp it, it invariably means that we, too, as teachers, have a very good knowledge of the subject

Learning through teaching is nothing new As long ago as ancient Rome, the philosopher Seneca described this phenomenon, stating that, ‘While we teach, we learn.’

In modern psychology, this is known as the Protégé Effect, which basically means that explaining something to others reinforces your own understanding of it and so you become an expert in it This process has been proven to accelerate learning in the classroom Experiments have been done where college students teach computer sciences to high school students, who in turn transfer their knowledge to middle school students, thus motivating the older students to learn and engage more conscientiously with the material It is also believed by some experts that this happens naturally in many families, as older siblings help their younger brothers and sisters to learn Some even go as far as to suggest that this may be one reason for a tendency for first-born children in a family to have a higher IQ!